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Serna: Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (state funded, General
Funds and bonds). The program finances owner-occupied and rental units for
agricultural workers, with a priority for lower income households. Also called JSJFWHG
or FWHG.
SHMHP: Supportive Housing - Multifamily Housing Program (state bond funded).
Finances rental housing that provides supportive services to lower income residents;
including space for service providers.
STBG: State Block Grant (General Allocation component of CDBG). See CDBG.
TBRA: Tenant-based rental assistance, such as from the federal Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) program (formerly Section 8), which is issued to a tenant and moves
with the tenant from unit to unit. The most common alternative form, project-based
rental assistance (PBRA), is tied to the unit or project.
TCAC: Tax Credit Allocation Committee (chaired by the State Treasurer). The
committee allocates federal low-income housing tax credits in California.
TOD: Transit Oriented Development Program (state bond funded). Created by
Proposition 1C to provide funds to develop or facilitate higher density housing and
mixed-use developments within ¼ mile of transit stations, to increase public transit
ridership.
WFH (formerly Jobs Housing Balance): Workforce Housing Reward Program (state
bond funded). Provides financial incentives for cities and counties to increase, on an
annual basis, their issuance of building permits for housing affordable to very low and
low-income households.
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